To all whom ii may concern



No. 78,227. PATENTED MAY 26, 1868. w. MILLER, J. IL-BEGKER & A. smcox.

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Letters Patent No. 78,227, dated May 26, 1868; antedizted May 15, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT 'IN PEG-FLOATS.

TO ALLWHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

'Be it known that we, WILLIAM MILLER, JOHN J. Brenna, and ABRAHAM Smcox, of Fort \Vayne, in the county ofAllen, and State of Indians, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Peg-Floats; and we do hereby declare that the following is a, full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference heing'hnd to the,

accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

In the drawings I Figure 1 is a side elevation, V The nature of our invention consists in constructing a. peg-float, to he operated by menns'of o series of mechanical devices, which serve to give to the cutters a. reciprocating motion, and also'nllow of its adjustment to any desired angle that may facilitate the operation of cutting the pegs.

To enable others skilled in the arts to make and use our inventi'oh, we will proceed to dcscribe-itsconstruc tion and operation. l

A represents a, set of cutters, which are so arranged as to cut in either direction. These cutters are secured in suitable ways, B, so as to be allowed to reciprocate freely. Theseiwaysare secured by meunsof a. pivot, a,

to the standard 0, or npright of the machine, so as to move freely for the purpose ofincreasi ng 'the angle of elevation, or decreaseit, as desired. i i

12 represents a pin, which is'inserted into the standard, and a ts as a stop or catch, to prevent thefurther movement of the ways. i

D represents an elbow-lever, which is secured, hy means of a pivot, to the standard, as seen in the drawings. This pivot acts asaffulcrum, on which soid lever works. To the horizontal arme of this lever is attached a. connecting-rod, cl, which connects, at its lower end, withn crank-wheel, which, by its revolution, imparts to" it a rotary motion. This crank-Wheel may bedrewn by hand or power, as desired. The 'perpendieulnr arm ofelhowdever D is connected, by means of a. suitable iink, to the undersnrface of the cutters.

The operation of our invention is as follows:

rocking motion to the lever, and through the link to the cutters a reciprocating motion is transmitted, as will. be readily seen and understood.

The advantages of this simple and eii'ective device ere, that the operator can do, in a factory, four or five times the amount of'work in the same time, and do it better than by hand, from the fact that a high rate of speed is imparted to the cutters, and hence thepegs ere cut ofl' clean and instantly, with a. comparatively dull edge, while, wherethe work is" done by hand, with the best'conceivable instrument, thepegs are only turned down, and are worn ofi by the slower movements of the operator. This advantage is one of great importance to the manufacturer of boots and shoes, not only insuring greater rapidity of work, but much less labor tothe operntor,"an,d a. greater perfection of work.

What we claim-es new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is The elbow-lever D and connecting-link d, in combination-with the reciprocating cutter Annd guides B, the whole being, constructed and operated in the manner and for the. purposes specified. V

- WILLIAM MILLER. [1,. s.] JOHN J. BECKER. [L. 5.] ABM. SIMOOX. [n.s]

Witnesses:

H. F. MrnLsoN,

Gno. ESMOND.

Rotary motion is'imparted to the crank wheel, which reciprocates the connecting-rod d', which imparts a I 

